These days we get more pleasure out of seeing other angkers catching beautiful salmon on flies we have designed and improved with the relentless use of new products and thinking, we don’t trend on TiK Tok, but go viral anyway judging by the amount of anglers we see catching fish on our flies all over the world, that’s what makes us “TiK” and since 2007 when we first launched the website online, which was not yesterday, our journey has been hugely successful and we can only thank you for your contunued support.

We have proven that we can keep producing the goods for anglers who keep coming back for more flies and accessories. There are now some very large on-line traders (shall we say) who will never touch pure quality and provenance when it comes to real flytying, what do they know about Megan Boyd? and grinding out springers in horizontal hail storms as we do here at Helmsdale Co, we take flies to the next level so here is another which became known to me very recently as a hugely effected fly on the Brora river last year, on tubes. These will be the most trending doubles on the river Brora this year so if I was you I would get myself a stock of them fast and get on our rapidly growing fly tying list.

On the most recent fishing front the first Helmsdale springer was eventually caught by Stuart Foxall on Lower Caen beat, fish estimated at around 12lbs. The Tweed system has produced 60 springers so far which is a solid start to the season but we have the weather to thank for this as Feb has been one of the most settled in years. Most of the Northern rivers are off the mark now with the Naver also producing its first of the season. The fishing is encouraging as there are obviously lovely spring salmon in many rivers which ere quite often out of commission in February due to extreme high water or ice & snow so keep the rods out while the decent weather permits.

New RS Golden Brora Pink Butt Willie Gunn which you can order now right here - http://www.helmsdalecompany.com/golden-willie-gunn-pink-butt

We will be tying 12s and 14s eventually for low water later in the season and if you want small plastic tubes for summer low water please let us know and Ron will get some organised for you. For now, We have loads of Willie Gunns available, and we have pink extension tubing available for purchase if you would like to get in on the act and simply cut and add to your Willie Gunn tubes.

Stuart Foxall with the first fish off the Helmsdale in Lower Caen pool beat 1.